A Migration Tale

What with the recent immigration-related government shutdown, and the ongoing debate about the infamous “wall”, I’ve been giving quite a lot of thought lately to “human migration” (as opposed to the more specific “immigration”). I give you my vow up front that this is not a politically themed post, but a family story, and I hope that you find it as thrilling as I do when I consider the details. A lot of my family’s adventures are straight out of a Quentin Tarantino movie, but this particular story is more along the… Read More
Hannah Feake Bowne, Not Just Your Average Quaker

Born: 1637, Winthrop, MA
Died: 1677, London, England
Sally’s 9th Great-Aunt
Boots On the Ground: Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941

My dad’s recollection of the morning of December 7th, 1941.
Tales From the Neutral Ground; James Lyon (Part 2)

Born: 1761
Died: 1850, Bedford, New York
Sally’s 5th Gr. Grandfather
Tales From the Neutral Ground; James Lyon (Part 1)

Born: 1761
Died: 1850, Bedford, New York
Sally’s 5th Gr. Grandfather
Tales From the Neutral Ground; Martha Banks

Born: 1764, Greenwich, CT
Died: 1849, Bedford, New York
Sally’s 5th Gr. Grandmother
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